That's supposed to be good? The same year Damon was drafted #38. The year before Manny was #13. Pujols was drafted #402 in 1999. Piazza went #1390 in 1988. Hafner went #923 in 1996. Jeter going #6 is no big friggin deal.

joshheines wrote:That's supposed to be good? The same year Damon was drafted #38. The year before Manny was #13. Pujols was drafted #402 in 1999. Piazza went #1390 in 1988. Hafner went #923 in 1996. Jeter going #6 is no big friggin deal.

I don't think he was referring about Jeter's overall draft position, more so what if he had been taken by another team and how his career might have turned out differently.

joshheines wrote:That's supposed to be good? The same year Damon was drafted #38. The year before Manny was #13. Pujols was drafted #402 in 1999. Piazza went #1390 in 1988. Hafner went #923 in 1996. Jeter going #6 is no big friggin deal.

I don't think he was referring about Jeter's overall draft position, more so what if he had been taken by another team and how his career might have turned out differently.

joshheines wrote:That's supposed to be good? The same year Damon was drafted #38. The year before Manny was #13. Pujols was drafted #402 in 1999. Piazza went #1390 in 1988. Hafner went #923 in 1996. Jeter going #6 is no big friggin deal.

I don't think he was referring about Jeter's overall draft position, more so what if he had been taken by another team and how his career might have turned out differently.

That's true for just about everyone so I don't really get this.

I agree; I don't get the gist of this thread applied to Jeter specifically .

Though I gues an overall 'what if so-and-so had drafted so-and-so' might be an interesting thread

I have learned that unlike all other sports, the MLB draft predicts nothing. At least 50% of 1st round picks bust, and the 1st overall pick tends to be a mediocre player who ends up being a journeyman in the majors most of the time. Pujols, Bay, Piazza, etc. all prove this theory.

I believe this concept happens because in baseball there are so many levels you go through before getting to the majors that everyone adapts differently and thus late round nobodies can become stars while in the NBA, NFL, etc. you start off in the "majors" and your current talent is immediately thrust forth into that level of a league.

Sean Tracey has my apologies, we all know Ozzie Guillen is an idiot. I'm rooting for you!

It's pretty simple. The NFL and NBA are more about raw talent. MLB is more about nuance. It’s easy to find a guy who throws 95mph, but it’s a lot see if a guy knows how to work the count. In other sports, the things that make most players great are more easily evaluated.

Zito is God wrote:I have learned that unlike all other sports, the MLB draft predicts nothing. At least 50% of 1st round picks bust, and the 1st overall pick tends to be a mediocre player who ends up being a journeyman in the majors most of the time. Pujols, Bay, Piazza, etc. all prove this theory.

I believe this concept happens because in baseball there are so many levels you go through before getting to the majors that everyone adapts differently and thus late round nobodies can become stars while in the NBA, NFL, etc. you start off in the "majors" and your current talent is immediately thrust forth into that level of a league.

It's the reason no one really gives a disguised curses still count about the major league draft. Baseball can't turn it into the "event" it is in the NBA and NFL even though it wants to. I'll take it further, not only can you barely project success based on the draft, but even prospect lists are more hit-or-miss than you'd imagine.